They are to assist in visually judging the vertical or 45 degree angle during aerobatic manoevres such as stall turns or any othe manoevre which requires precise vertical alignment in competition work.

When I won a world international I had to use the tip tanks, which were just as good.

I think they use to know at which absurde angle they are with respect to the horizon... :}

(of course refer to Mate's explanation, not mine!)

Vertical is not an absurd angle, it is merely one choice of 360 degrees....

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/vertical.jpg

...or rather, two, depending upon whether you are going up or down.

216 Course at South Cerney, Mate?

YES MATE!!!!!

Wot you found?

Nothing yet. Not even your course photograph….. Yet :ok:

Feugray TR.260

re the piccie of the Lightning... http://factoryjoe.s3.amazonaws.com/e...-0119-puke.gif

Edit: what 216 course?

Fighter pilots are totally happy in absolutely any attitude - ask their girlfiends/wives. :E

Bingo - I was wondering just what to say next.

All yours HP. :D:D

re the piccie of the Lightning... http://factoryjoe.s3.amazonaws.com/e...-0119-puke.gif

You do that in my cockpit and I'll throw you over the bar for six hours and all the drinks are on you!!!!!!!!!!

Shoot, I thought it was Diana Britten's CAP 10b or 21 :oh:

Sleeve depleted fast in the last couple days.
Nothing to offer.
Starting to work on something, in the meantime OH and apologies... :*

Stop buggering about and post something............

edit: oh no..............

Somebody will have to move very fast - I'm at home....and you know what that means..........

....maybe a horrible smell...........

Last of my stock, should be easy.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af92/skwinty/gs.jpg

Could that be a Cierva C.30P

Flettner 265 autogyro?
I got one now...

Flettner 265,

HappyPass :ok:

There you go.

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/3711/scchallenge.jpg

Cessna CG-2

Nope, wrong country skwinty.